This little-seen and little-discussed film combines animation with self-reflexive, live action segments to embody the anarchic, satiric spirit of the poet and playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930). The film also showcases Sergei Yuktevich's fondness for formal experimentation. It is nominally adapted from Mayakovsky's play "The Bedbug" and his screenplay "Forget All About the Fireplace."

根据马雅可夫斯基的同名剧本改编，讽刺了苏联的官僚主义分子。

根据马雅可夫斯基的剧作《臭虫》自由改编。